Category: Tunisia

Tunisia’s uphill battle to economic recovery

October 12, 2020

Tunisia has been already facing an acute economic crisis when Covid-19 propelled a downturn that cost the jobs of 165,000 people. The tourism-reliant economy has ... Read More

Tunisia: Minister of Culture dismissed for flouting Covid-19 rules

October 7, 2020

Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi dismissed the country’s Minister of Culture for disregarding recommended measures to confront covid-19 pandemic and tasked Tourism Minister Habib Ammar ... Read More

US signs ten-year military cooperation with Tunisia

October 1, 2020

US Wednesday signed a ten-year military cooperation agreement with Tunisia to train and improve the abilities of Tunisian soldiers and help the North African country ... Read More

US Defense Secretary to visit Maghreb countries to boost Security & Military Cooperation

September 29, 2020

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper is expected to start this week a tour of the Maghreb to discuss military and security cooperation with leaders of ... Read More

French historian calls on Algerian regime to reconsider its anti-Moroccan obsession

September 17, 2020

French geo-politician and historian Charles Saint-Prot has called on the Algerian regime to reconsider its anti-Moroccan obsession and end its costly support for the separatist ... Read More

Tunisia, US mull plans to upgrade cooperation in military sector, counterterrorism

September 10, 2020

Tunisia and the US Wednesday pondered over ways to increase their military cooperation as President Kais Saied met with Stefen Townsend, commander of the United ... Read More

Italy threatens Tunisia to suspend cooperation fund over illegal immigration

September 9, 2020

Italy has conditioned release of cooperation funds to Tunisia to efforts by the North African country to stem illegal migration from its coasts, Webdo Tunis ... Read More

Islamic state group (ISIS) claims responsibility for stabbing attack in Sousse

September 8, 2020

Global terror group, Islamic state group (ISIS) has claimed responsibility of Sunday stabbing attack in Sousse, Tunisia, in which one agent of the National Guards ... Read More

Tunisia arrests seven people in connection with Sousse stabbing attack

September 7, 2020

Tunisian interior ministry has detained seven people suspected for being connected to the Sunday stubbing attack in the governorate of Sousse, in which one policeman ... Read More

Tunisia: Attack in Sousse kills a policeman

September 6, 2020

Men attacked members of the Tunisian National Guard in Sousse with a knife Sunday morning, in what the spokesman for the guard described as a ... Read More